4 Birch Grove, Welwyn, AL6 0QP
About 4 Birch Grove
4 Birch Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Welwyn (AL6 0QP). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£551/sq ft) was about 90.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £688,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-east-facing
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 4 Birch Grove is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Mar 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
TPO 623 T1-Silver Birch-Fell to stump level as it has decay at the base and looks to be in decline. It has dead wood within the crown and is leaning towards the road.
- Reference
- 6/2026/0544/TPO
- Jul 2006Tree WorksTreesIn report
REMOVAL OF SILVER BIRCH COVERED BY TPO 5 GROUP 1
- Reference
- N6/2006/0684/TP
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Birch Grove
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£730,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£688,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 June 2021Most recent
£688,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0QP: £670,000 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 4 Birch Grove, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Birch Grove homes
On price per m², 4 Birch Grove stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,931
Street avg £4,017
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
The North Star PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oaklands Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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